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Author: Many pubs have provided temporary shelters for smokers
Intro: A quarter of Scots are likely to visit pubs more often now public places are smoke-free, according to a survey.
The Cancer Research UK poll also found that 10% of the 1,000 over-18s surveyed were less likely to visit a pub since the ban came in three months ago.
The charity said the net result indicated the smoking ban would not lead to losses for the pub trade.
Paul Waterson, of The Scottish Licensed Trade Association, said it was far too early to tell whether business was up.
In telephone interviews carried out during one week in April, respondents were asked if they would be likely to visit pubs and bars more often, less often or about the same under the new smoke-free legislation.
Jean King, Cancer Research UK's director of tobacco control, said the results mirrored the positive experience of other countries that had already banned smoking in public places.
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